LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 167

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 167

167 .         Agreement as to payment of compensation etc. by person who will get grant for which s. 165 taking is authorised

        (1)         If, at the request of a person, it is proposed that the taking of an interest in land be authorised under section 165 for the purpose of a grant to the person, the Minister and the person may enter into an agreement as to the amount or the maximum amount that the person will be liable to pay to the Crown in respect of the taking, if it occurs, by way of reimbursement of —

            (a)         the moneys payable by way of costs or compensation under section 258; and

            (b)         the value of any non-money compensation given under section 212; and

            (c)         any compensation payable under section 24MD(2)(e) or (3)(b) of the NTA.

        (2)         If the proposal is carried out, the Minister may in writing require the person to pay to the Crown the amount or the maximum amount so agreed, and at such time or times as the Minister may specify.

        (3)         An amount required to be paid by a person under this section is a debt due by that person to the Crown and may be recovered by the Minister in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        [Section 167 amended: No. 61 of 1998 s. 12.]